Donald Louis Newhauser (born November 7, 1947) is an American former

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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from 1972 to 1974. Listed at and , he threw and batted right-handed.

Biography

Newhauser played high school baseball for

Monsignor Edward Pace High School Monsignor Edward Pace High School is a Catholic secondary school in the Opa-locka North neighborhood of Miami Gardens, Florida. It was named a Blue Ribbon School in 2002 and one of the top 50 Catholic high schools in the country in 2004 and 2005 ...

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. He then played

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at Broward Community College. He was selected by the

in the second round of the

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. Newhauser began his

career in 1967 with the Greenville Red Sox, a Red Sox

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in the

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. He reached the Triple-A level in 1971, with the

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. The following season, Newhauser made his MLB debut in June, and appeared 31 games (all in relief) with the 1972 Red Sox, compiling a 4–2 record with a 2.43

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(ERA) while recording 27 strikeouts in 37 innings pitched. Newhauser only made 11 more major league appearances; nine games in 1973 and two games in 1974. Overall, he made 42 major league appearances, all in relief with the Red Sox, registering a 2.39 ERA and 37 strikeouts in innings pitched with a 4–3 record. Newhauser pitched in Minor League Baseball for the Red Sox organization through 1975, then finished his career in 1976 with the

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, a Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He appeared in a total of 321 minor league games in parts of 10 seasons.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Newhaser, Don 1947 births Living people Baseball players from Miami Major League Baseball pitchers Boston Red Sox players Broward Seahawks baseball players Greenville Red Sox players Winston-Salem Red Sox players Louisville Colonels players Pawtucket Red Sox players Charleston Charlies players Broward College alumni Monsignor Edward Pace High School alumni

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